Engineering – It's Not Just For Boys!

08 September 2010

Recent studies have highlighted the disparity in the percentage of female engineering professionals in the UK compared to other European countries. The fact that the percentage of women working as engineering professionals in Spain, Sweden and Italy, and the vast majority of other European countries, was twice that in the UK.

 

Local engineering apprenticeship provider Brinsworth Training, have recently seen a positive increase in female applicants to their engineering programme.

Brinsworth Training’s Business Development Director Paul Reeves said “This continuing lack of female engineers is seen as one of three major barriers to tackling skills shortages in the UK sector. Poor take up and retention rates for Further Education engineering courses as well as the fact the UK ranked worst in Europe for the number of female engineering professionals highlights the need for more females to follow the lead of Brinsworth’s recent students and embrace the opportunities that the sector can offer both male and female employees”.

 

 

Pictured: Brinsworth Trainees, Jessica Wallhead and Georgina Wilson

 

As an organisation Brinsworth Training Ltd is passionate about providing practical, flexible and affordable training solutions to meet the requirements of a rapidly changing employment sector. Brinsworth Training is also extremely proud of its success rates and is recognised as one of the country’s leading workforce development and apprenticeship training providers.

 

For details on how Brinsworth can assist you in your future career, contact a member of the training team on 01709 389 520.